Chinese import quotas maintain pressure on independent refiners.
Crude markets continued to creep higher, with ICE Brent Dec21 contracts trading at 84.8 $/b on early Friday. Despite a poor EIA weekly report, with…
ICE Brent crude oil remained at 68.9 $/b, as the API survey showed a continued drop in US crude stocks while refined product stocks dipped by a combined 7 mb, highlighting the strength of the US refined product market. European refining runs were recorded at 8.6 mb/d in April, only above last year’s slump by 2.5%.
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